He's got a plan, so I don't want to UNDERCUT the effort that he has underway/ Large supermarkets can UNDERCUT their smaller rivals.
Weaken, damage, or cause the failure of ST; undermine/ Undercut is also to charge less than a competitor
(FORMAL) We DEPRECATE this use of company funds for political purposes/ He always DEPRECATES my achievements=> She couldn't hide the DEPRECATION in her voice. The barman shook his head IN DEPRECATION.
Not approve of ST or say that you do not approve of ST/ Say that you think ST is of little value or importance
He spoke in a haughty, SUPERCILIOUS voice.
Behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important
Two shoppers were injured in the STAMPEDE as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale=> A loud clap of thunder made the herd STAMPEDE.
an occasion when many large animals or many ppl suddenly all move quickly & in an uncontrolled way, usu in the same direction at the same time, esp bc of fear
She's a really sweet person and she's GENROUS TO A FAULT (KIND, GENEROUS, ETC TO A FAULT)
be extremely kind, generous, etc.
Didn’t the DVD player come with any INSTRUCTIONS?
information about how to do, make, or use something
It would be INSTRUCTIVE to follow up the opinion poll with another one after the election=> The outcomes of the two experiments were INSTRUCTIVELY different.
giving useful or interesting information
There is now INCONTESTABLE evidence that the killings did take place (FORMAL)=> Dance is INCONTESTABLY an elegant art form.
Impossible to question bc of being obviously true
What really happened was, and remains to this day, obscure and CONTESTABLE.
A contestable statement, claim, legal decision, etc. is one that is possible to argue about or try to have changed because it may be wrong
With rising prices for crops, MARGINAL LAND is coming under pressure to be put back into cultivation.
farming land that is of poor quality and does not produce much profit, land that is found on the edge of cultivated areas & is often difficult to grow crops on
The end of the year was their SELF-IMPOSED deadline for finishing the work. After the military coup, the family left for SELF-IMPOSED exile in America.
decided by yourself, without being influenced or ordered by other people
